So all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.
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So all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.
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Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.
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And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 5:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 8:2 All the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
- 2 Chronicles 7:8-10 So Solomon held the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt. On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
- Leviticus 23:34-36 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of booths for seven days to Yahweh. On the first day shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work. Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you. You shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. It is a solemn assembly; you shall do no regular work.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain When the things were dedicated and brought into the…
When the things were dedicated and brought into the Temple.
Called in Hebrew Ethanim, containing part of September and part of October, 1 Kings 8:2, which moveth the Jews called the first month, because they say, that the world was created in that month, and after they came from Egypt, they began at March: but because this opinion is uncertain, we make March ever the first, as best writers do.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 5:3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled…
2Ch 5:3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which [was] in the seventh month.
Ver. 3. In the seventh month.] Called Ethanim: haply from the many festivals therein observed. And Solomon fitly taketh that time for the dedication of the temple.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. The feast] "That is, the feast of…
Verse 3. The feast] "That is, the feast of tabernacles, which was held in the seventh month." - Targum. See 1Kg 8:2.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Day, the eighth, 3 Kings viii. 2.
Day, the eighth, 3 Kings viii. 2.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. the feast] i.e. the Feast of Tabernacles.
3. the feast] i.e. the Feast of Tabernacles.
in the seventh month] In 1 Kings the name of the month is given as Ethanim, but this word was perhaps obsolete when the Chronicler wrote; at any rate we know that in post-biblical times the seventh month was called Tisri.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In the feast which in the seventh month; i.e.…
In the feast which in the seventh month; i.e. the Feast of Tabernacles. This commenced on the fifteenth of the seventh month, named Ethanim. (see 1Ki_8:2) With this the festivals of the sacred year closed.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain seventh month
seventh month
i.e. October.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 5:3 The dedication of the Temple took place during…
5:3 The dedication of the Temple took place during the annual Festival of Shelters, which is held in early autumn. This seven-day festival required a pilgrimage to the central place of worship (Deut 16:13-15). The seventh month marked the end of Israel’s harvest season, allowing landowners to leave for a week without concern for fields or crops.
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